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Novell BorderManager Leads Proxy Server Caching Market, Report Shows 1999 Internet Caching Report Reveals More Than Five Million Users Rely on Novell for Internet Caching PROVO, Utah — August 17, 1999 — Novell, Inc. announced today that it is leading the proxy-server caching market, according to the 1999 Internet Caching Report, published by the Internet Research Group. The report confirms Novell's caching market leadership with 85 percent of revenue market share and 49 percent of proxy-server unit sales along with the opportunity for continued growth in a caching market expected to reach nearly $2.2 billion in 2003. "Our report research shows that in the enterprise market, the two most important factors for choosing a caching system are vendor familiarity and price," said Peter Christy, vice president of the Internet Research Group Principal. "Novell is well positioned to take advantage of these factors with its strategy to provide performance and price-leading caching technology through its BorderManager proxy server, as well as OEM hardware partnerships for the Novell Internet Caching System with vendors such as Compaq and Dell." Caching is the process of storing frequently accessed Web pages and Internet content on local servers, speeding information access and lowering network telecommunications costs. Caching helps ensure a positive experience for customers visiting e-business Web sites by accelerating the performance of that site's Web servers. Novell's caching technology is available via the BorderManager™ proxy server as well as the Novell® Internet Caching System™ (ICS), a scalable, "plug-n-accelerate" appliance technology available through OEM partners. The Internet Caching Report estimates that the caching market will be $287 million in 1999, reaching $2.2 billion by the year 2003. For more information on the report, please visit www.irgintl.com. "The Internet Caching Report validates Novell's caching leadership position," said Smita Deshpande, director of Internet Solutions, Novell. "With the continued adoption of Novell caching technology, we are building a more effective and powerful Internet infrastructure for businesses of all sizes." Novell Internet Caching System Partners The Novell Internet Caching System has been endorsed by 12 partners in the five months it has been available. Partners include Alteon, Foundry, Intel, Log-on Data Corp., Mirror Image, N2H2 and SkyCache. All of these partners have committed to deliver ICS solutions because of its unprecedented performance. The system has also been licensed to five OEM partners worldwide, including Compaq, Dell, Microbits (Australia), Pionex and Quantex. Novell Internet Caching System The Novell Internet Caching System dramatically improves the speed and efficiency of delivering Internet content to employees, business partners and customers within corporate intranets and extranets, as well as across the Internet. Delivering unmatched scalability, flexibility and price/performance, the Novell Internet Caching System can be quickly and easily implemented in less than ten minutes within any environment (UNIX, Cisco, NetWare® or Windows NT). Appliances based on the Novell Internet Caching System allow customers to deploy caching based on benefit, not on price, with solutions that scale from the branch office to the ISP. Novell BorderManager Enterprise Edition Novell BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3 is the complete, high-performance Internet security management suite that enables businesses to leverage the power of Novell Directory Services® (NDS®) on NetWare, UNIX and NT networks. This standards-based suite allows organizations of all sizes to cost-effectively deploy industry leading firewall, virtual private networking (VPN), authentication and caching services for comprehensive security protection. Taking advantage of tight integration with NDS, BorderManager Enterprise Edition is the first security management solution to deliver secure single sign-on for users accessing confidential company information from any location — the Internet, intranet or extranet. About the Internet Research Group (IRG) The Internet Research Group (formerly Collaborative Research) is an information services company specializing in emerging e-commerce and e-business infrastructure. Working with the high-tech vendors in these markets, IRG produced the first, quantified, in-depth looks at these markets, first for the vendors, and then for the early adopter and early majority users of their products. Additionally, IRG helps vendors in the marketplace get their message out through the trade press and at industry events. More information can be found at www.irgintl.com. About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading provider of directory-enabled networking software. Novell solutions give businesses total control of their private networks and the Internet, simplifying the management of user access and identity. Novell's worldwide channel, consulting, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry. For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/pressroom. In addition, detailed comparisons between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are available on the Web at http://www.novell.com/advantage. Novell, NetWare, NDS and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks, and BorderManager and the Novell Internet Caching System are trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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